АнглияSt Pancras International Railway Station51°31’54” N 0°7’36” W
23 сентября 2019 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
No Standard Premier today (birthdays only) so it's a DIY lunch on Eurostar's Standard class. Bacon. Mmmm nothing like the smell of a bacon sandwich. We are though talking Francis Bacon. That's why weЧитать далее
ФранцияCentre Georges Pompidou48°51’36” N 2°21’6” E 23 сентября 2019 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
So here we are. Deep breath for Bob and off we go. Not too busy. All the works relate to six literary, poetic and philosophical texts from books in Bacon's library (eg the Wasteland, Heart ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникHe survived - just! Needed a large glass of red afterwards though...
ПутешественникDid you have the wine at the Pompidou Bar? I’ll never forget them tipping two large glasses of red all over me, and not being terribly apologetic - Got to love that French hauteur!
ФранцияEglise Saint-Jean-en-Grève48°51’24” N 2°21’8” E 24 сентября 2019 г., Франция ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
No - I said - I don't want to see old Italian paintings with cherubs. And yet here we are! Ok no cherubs and much better than expected helped by the fact that we don't have to pay. This is the privateЧитать далее
ФранцияParc Monceau48°52’30” N 2°18’36” E
24 сентября 2019 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
ПутешественникLike the bacon with bacon. Hope Bob survives with his principles intact.
ПутешественникI feel the same as Bob - but he was mentioned during the Weimar Insight day we’ve just attended. Apparently, while Isherwood was staying in rooms in a (then) poor part of Berlin, Bacon, age 17, was staying at the Adlon with his tutor who then seduced him. Must have come from a wealthy background.